CAA Media Day is Finally Here

OK, so July 28 probably isn’t a day that many of you had circled on your calendars, but it is the day of the Colonial Athletic Association Football Media Day. Even I won’t attempt to argue that this is too important in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean that we’re one step closer to football season. Therefore it also means that Todd and I are one step closer to actually having real JMU sporting events to blog about. I mean, I love the Dukes and love blogging about them, but I have to admit that a small part of me was envious of all the Drexel sports bloggers out there (if there are any) when I read about the basketball team’s offseason “activities”. That’s blogging gold. I’m kidding of course. Kind of.

Anyway, CAA Media Day will take place in lovely Baltimore, Maryland at M&T Bank Stadium from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. SEC Media Day it is not. However, it will draw a much larger media contingent than in the past and be more accessible to fans. Two radio outlets will be broadcasting/streaming live from the event, including the Rob Long Show on Fox Sports Radio 1370 in Baltimore and HerbFM on Live365. Plus ESPN 950 in Richmond will record the event to broadcast from 4:00 to 7:00.  Fans can also check out CAA Media Day Central on CAAsports.com, which will be updated throughout the day.

There will probably be new faces covering the event, but I don’t expect too many surprises. Until someone proves otherwise, I’ll assume that the media will pretty much pick the top teams from last season to finish strong again like they always do. And they’ll over-rate Delaware which they always do. My best guess is that they’re going to pick the Dukes to finish somewhere around 5th in the conference, looking up at the aforementioned Blue Hens, William & Mary, Richmond, and Villanova. It means nothing, but I’m curious to see if I’m right. Honestly, I’m really just looking forward to hearing Mickey’s always colorful opinions and to getting the season going.